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Father sentenced for binding kids outside Wal-Mart
LAWRENCE, Kan. -; A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children a year ago in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern ...
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Obama making plans to tackle global warming
WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second ...
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Neymar shines as Brazil account for Mexico
Neymar all but fired Brazil to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup as they saw off the challenge of Mexico, 2-0, in the Group A clash at Estadio Castelao. Brazil won their opening match against Japan and the three points from tonight means they are in pole position to progress to the next stage, while in contrast, Mexico's cup ambitions look to be over after they also lost their ...
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At Least 150 Doctors Ask Obama to Visit Gitmo Prisoners
Washington, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) A total of 150 doctors from different countries signed an open letter written to US President Barack Obama for an authorization to visit the 130 hunger strikers in the prison of Guantanamo, Cuba. In the text, published in the specialized magazine Lancet, the doctors assured the prisoners have good reasons to distrust from the health personnel in the prison, ...
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The Chief Recipient of Government Welfare Corporate America
America has a massive national deficit of nearly $16.9 trillion; the government continues to spend money it doesn't have. What's the answer to this dilemma, what specifically needs to be done? Many of our esteemed politicians say that, to alleviate the condition, government welfare must be ended. So with that premise in mind let's examine the pros and cons of this ...
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OfficeMax Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ
In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo, OfficeMax CEO Ravi Saligram, right, and Illinois Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, left, make their pitch asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state after the office supply chain's merger with Office Depot Inc., during a Senate Executive Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, ...
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Mikulski backs oversight of military academies
Siding with the Pentagon's top brass, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved legislation Wednesday to keep commanders involved in deciding whether to prosecute sexual assault cases, rejecting an aggressive plan to stem sex-related crimes in the armed forces by overhauling the military justice ...
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Senators pressure Obama on no fly zone in Syria
WASHINGTON - Less than a week after the White House announced findings of chemical weapons use in Syria and the initiation of a policy that would allow the CIA to provide Syrian rebels with light weaponry and ammunition, President Barack Obama is answering critics who say that small arms are no longer enough to turn the direction of the war.In a letter from leading senators on foreign ...
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Neymar stars as Brazil sink Mexico
Brazil 's No10 wheeled off in celebration, and was quickly joined by his team-mates, the noiseinside the Estadio Castelao was deafening. The stage seemed set ...
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Obama on Syria – too little too late
WASHINGTON: For a measure of the snail’s pace of President Barack Obama’s decision-making on Syria, look at two dates: Aug. 18, 2011, and June 14, 2013. One marks the first of several calls for ...
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UPDATE 1-Storm Barry heads for Mexico Gulf coast oil installations
Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:02pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Barry, the second of the Atlantic Hurricane season, churned toward Mexico on Wednesday, threatening to bring heavy rains to key oil and power installations near the country's Gulf coast. The Minatitlan oil refinery of state oil monopoly Pemex and the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, both in Veracruz state, are ...
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Mediation begins on Americas Cup rule changes
video America's Cup organisers have put some not-so-subtle pressure on the four syndicates, as they prepare to sort out their differences over the safety and rule changes that are essential to the regatta starting next month. Holders Oracle, and challengers Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa (Italy) and Artemis Racing (Sweden) have been unable to agree on the 37 recommendations made ...
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Assange Obama corrupted the presidency
WikiLeaks Exactly one year to the day after entering London's Ecuadorian Embassy, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lashed out at the Obama administration Wednesday over the White House's ongoing pursuit of leakers. Citing the prosecution of alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning and the recent case of Edward Snowden, Assange said President Barack Obama's relentless efforts ...
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Obama Nuclear Arms Pitch More About Legacy Than Russia – Analysts
WASHINGTON, June 19 (By Carl Schreck for RIA Novosti) – US President Barack Obama’s desire to pursue nuclear arms cuts with Russia offers fertile ground for cooperation with Moscow but is above all about securing an enduring security legacy, a range of experts said Wednesday. "The nuclear issue itself is a special interest of Obama’s – he’s deeply passionate ...
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Cross-Canada bike stolen in break-in returned to Burnaby man 85
Cornelis Dykstra speaks to reporter at his home in Burnaby on Tuesday, a day before his bicycle was returned to him by a woman had read about his loss and found the bike in a back ...
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Keystone issues won’t block oil sands movement Canadian ambassador says
Keystone will reduce the costs to transport the fuel and release less carbon dioxide than transporting the fuel by train or truck, according to Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. Gary ...
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Is Obama Administration Playing Both Sides in Arms Deals
A Republican senator blasted the Pentagon after it entered into a new helicopter contract with a Russian company which is supplying the Syrian regime -- even as the U.S. moves to arm the Syrian opposition. The contract was announced Monday with Russian arms firm Rosoboronexport, for military helicopters that will go to Afghan security forces. The Pentagon argues the helicopters are the ...
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Fox News Poll Most disagree with Obama say war on terrorism not over
In a major national security address in May, President Obama said it was time to take the United States off the war footing it has been on since the September 11 terrorist attacks -- and at one point stated, "This war, like all wars, must end." The speech was widely seen as a signal Obama views the war on terrorism as winding ...
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Encyclopedia of US Catholic History Shows Shaping of America
With over 2,000 entries, "Encyclopedia of US Catholic History" is authored by Matthew Bunson and Margaret Bunson (Our Sunday Visitor, 2013). From the earliest missionary travels of the Spanish and French to the New World, Catholics had a prominent impact on US culture, entertainment, politics and business. Catholics also played a major role in the development of schools, hospitals, ...
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Obamas call for nuke negotiations with Russia suggests a slow road to new reductions
WASHINGTON - By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for co-operation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree. Relations between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are tense, reflecting U.S. concerns about human rights abuses in Russia, the two leaders' disagreement ...
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Brazil 2-0 Mexico Star man Neymar the match-winner again
Brazil got one foot in the Confederations Cup semi-finals by defeating Mexico 2-0 at the Castelao on Wednesday.Neymar lit up the occasion with an outstanding volley nine minutes in, but what threatened to be a goal glut for the hosts progressed in somewhat anticlimatic fashion, until the Barcelona forward brilliantly set up Jo for the clincher in the dying seconds. Brazil's victory sees ...
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Obama Merkel exchange toasts in Berlin
U.S. President Barack Obama kisses German Chancellor Angela Merkel after she finished her speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June 19, 2013. Obama is in Berlin on his first official state visit to Germany and spoke at the historic site where fifty years earlier U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner)" address . UPI/David ...
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Bank of America hires JPMorgan banker to co-head new TMT group
June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:21pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Bank of America has appointed J.P. Morgan Chase & Co investment banker Anwar Zakkour as co-head of its newly formed global technology, media and telecoms(TMT)group. Zakkour, who worked at JPMorgan for eight years, will be based in New York, according to an internal memo, which was confirmed by a spokesman. He has advised on a ...
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Neymar Strikes Again as Brazil Beat Mexico
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UPDATE 3-New Bank of Canada chief signals hands-off stance
Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:14pm EDT * Poloz says nothing more BoC can do to spur growth * Declines to comment on bank's 14-month tightening bias * Says business confidence crucial, urges patience * Analysts see no sign of policy shift By Euan Rocha and Peter Henderson BURLINGTON, Ontario, June 19 (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz signaled a hands-off approach to monetary policy on ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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